Marille with Peas

Marille was designed by pasta loving Giugiaro, the famous Italian car designer. Its ribbed tubular shape holds lots of sauce. If you can’t buy marille use penne or rigatoni.

Serves : 4
Prep time : 20 mins
Cook time : 25 mins

Ingredients :
2oz (50g) butter
5oz (150g) smoked bacon, rinded and cut into strips
1 lb (450g) carton or bottle of passata, or 4 large ripe tomatoes, skinned and deseeded
7oz (200g) frozen petits pois or small fresh peas
13oz (375g) marille, penne or rigatoni
8 basil leaves
5oz (150g) mascarpone cheese
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
3oz (75g) freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Step One : Heat the butter and fry the bacon until crisp. Add the tomatoes and petits pois and cook for 5 minutes (or cover and cook for 15 minutes if using fresh peas).

Step Two : Meanwhile cook pasta for 10-12 minuts or until al dente. Add the basil and mascarpone cheese to the sauce and stir until just warmed through and the cheese has melted. Season to taste.

Step Three : Drain pasta, add to sauce and mix with the Parmesan cheese.

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